News in English     | 14.04.2019. 09:21 |

Banning genocide denial is a civilization act

FENA Fedzad Forto

SARAJEVO, April 14 (FENA) - Representatives of 12 associations which gather victims of the previous war sent a letter to over 1000 local and foreign addresses last week, demanding legal implementation of ruling against Radovan Karadžić for genocide and crimes against humanity by adopting the law on banning genocide denial. They are also requesting annulment of medals that the RS authorities awarded to Karadžić and other convicted war criminals.

Letters were sent to the Office of High Representative, members of the Peace Implementation Council, representatives and delegates in both houses of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH and Parliament of the Federation, management of the European Commission and the Council of Europe, members of the European Parliament, United Nations and other organizations and institutions dealing with issues of human rights.

Their initiative was supported by representatives of political parties from the Federation of BiH, whereas on the other hand the response from Republika Srpska was given at a conference “Srebrenica, Reality and Manipulations”, which was organized in Banja Luka on Friday.

Chair of the BiH Presidency Milorad Dodik stated in Banja Luka on Friday that every form of crime needs to be condemned but “Bosniaks are trying to create a myth on Srebrenica”.

“It is a false myth, it does not exist,” stated Dodik ahead of the conference in Banja Luka.

International Court of Justice in Hague issued a verdict on case of BiH vs. Serbia and Montenegro on 26th February 2007 due to violation of the Convention on Prevention and Punishment of Crime of Genocide. Verdict determined that Bosnian Serbs designed and implemented genocide in and around Srebrenica and that genocide was committed in the name of government of Republika Srpska.

International Criminal Tribunal for war crimes committed in area of former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted 21 persons for crimes in Srebrenica.

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